Summary

Byleth hears another voice coming from the ancient weapon that has chosen him to be its master, and the only problem he has with it is: that voice isn't the little goddess that's taken up residence in his head. With this ancient newcomer accompanied by dreams of the distant past, Byleth makes his way forward as life around the Garreg Mach Monastery becomes embroiled in the rising darkness threatening to engulf all of Fodlan. Little does he know just what this new path will have in store for him...

Summary

This story is a mostly canon compliant retelling of the events of the Crimson Flower route of Three Houses, with a focus on (female) Byleth's internal thought processes that seeks to make her more than just a silent protagonist. I particularly want to highlight the influence of Sothis, and throughout this work I will characterize Byleth as a fusion, rather than as just Byleth, allowing us to explore the internal conflicts Sothis faces as she in effect wages war upon what is in theory a Church dedicated to worshipping her. I also want to make an effort to better show the reactions of the entire cast of students and faculty to the events of the plot, rather than just the core Black Eagles students. I intend to incorporate both the Sothis and Edelgard S supports with Byleth into its story in some form (I will likely have to modify them to be compatible with each other), but this is mostly a Gen fic.

Summary

She was innocent the first time she ran these circles, following her chosen leader, following her cubs. Her beautiful little lion cubs she'd happily give her life for. She never even realized the suffering she was in for. It seemed so simple at first. So innocent. It's amazing the kind of tortures you can find in the heads of teenagers. But she loved these children, her children. So she followed them to hell and back before realizing this wasn't the future she wanted. The future any of them wanted.

So she tried again, a goddess hit a reset button for her and she picked the church. Again, the end result was bitter.

And again. This time it was her precious fawns who she stood beside. But not for a moment did her heart cease to ache when she cut down her other kids.

So she tried again. Her fledglings might bring a happy ending with proper care. But no. Fate is cruel and history oft repeats itself. Four different paths, none of them happy. Each had ends that wouldn't be justified considering their means. Each time she lost something she considered precious. Valuable.

The fifth time she started over wasn't of her own volition. When you keep hitting the reset button, eventually something breaks.

Summary

Byleth wakes up after the final battle with the Empire, only to find herself during her first confrontation with Sothis. With partial memories of the previous years, she's convinced her goal is to stop Edelgard from unleashing the war.

Summary

The blade of Aymr came down on Dimitri's neck, the axe making quick work of the King's flesh and bone. Byleth had believed, up until that moment, that he could save him. Save both Dimitri and Edelgard; that had always been his goal, even as grief from killing his students of another life slowly turned his love for the Emperor to hate.

Sothis stirred to live in his head, a ghost resurrected.

Again? She asked, as tired as Byleth himself.

Again. He responded, fire burning his chest hollow as Edelgard's hands fell gently on his shoulders.

He wouldn't fall for honeyed promises of a better world again, not at the cost of peace and certainly not at the cost of losing Dimitri.

Summary

Byleth is something of a stranger to the games of nobles, but one thing is clear. These students are, first and foremost, young adults in dire need of guidance. She’s a poor fit to give any, but so long as she treats it like any other job, it can’t end too poorly... Right?

A chapter per student, and then one more. Takes place after Chapter 2.

Summary

The handwriting is much cleaner than Claude’s usual scrawl they recognise in his essays, which make for an apt reflection of himself; carefree in presentation but illuminating in content. It’s much more refined, every press and curve onto the papyrus deliberate, and even artful.

Then they begin to read it. It starts with ‘Dear Professor Byleth’, and each line is impossibly more eye-opening than the last.

Summary

The golden dust rushes through you, into you, becomes you, and you break.

Byleth is buried. A star rises instead, burning up everything that cannot coexist with the new power coursing through every atom of your being, pressing every little contrary piece out of existence like it was never there in the first place.

You cannot be a human and possess this power at the same time, so you become something else instead.

Summary

Rhea suggests that Byleth gets to know the students before deciding upon a house. Manuela tells her only the house leaders have been informed she’s to be a teacher. And Byleth — well, Byleth does the only reasonable thing when one sees an opportunity: she takes it. [Pre-Timeskip]

Or: Byleth decides to have some fun and masquerades as a fellow student, the house leaders attempt to appeal to her to get her to teach them — and the shenanigans that follow. Inspired by F!Byleth’s DLC student outfit because why not.